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Show TREASURY RAPS IDEA OF DELAY IN TAX PAYMENTS WASHINGTON, Nov 22 Recent suKResllon." that pavnient of the Dp H cember 1 St h Installmeirl f income and , excess profits taxes should bo postponed post-poned uore strongly discoura.-d b ; the troasury in .i taienient which do olargfJ "thai no ehastge should h en tertalnl which would render uncei I tain, thi bvilk of Hie covernmni s tax ! receipt " Propoaala lor tho amend i Ing of the revenue act of 1918 to per ; nilt postponement of the December in 'slallnients and ulao for the azteaalon j of the "not loss" pro Isions t Lb year 1920 have come from variouj lao'jrces, the treasury statement raid, 'adding that the ajrHation for thes. IchaHgafl can only do harm " DlHcuselng the government's finan cial program which it said had been adjusted to the tox payment dates pro 'vided by the aci, the ireasun nsnerte l that the December installment of in j come and excess pro(it taxes w as no! expected to exceed $65O,O00.00t) and ll further requirements must be financed 'through lsaues of treasury certificate-of certificate-of indent odnesa I There ia no reaaon in fairness.'' .the statement continued, "why taxpa' ors who made profits in 1919 and be 'came liable to pay taZfd on the baels of Ihos. profits should be permitted to j throw upon the go .Tniui-ui the bur den of losaes Incurred In the conduct of their own business in the year 192" The treasury must of necessity promptly meet the government s hills If uncertalnt) Ifl to be Introduced now I into the tax payment! upon which the I treasury principally relics it will clear I ly be impossible for the government m flnanco Itself.' oo |